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International friendlies: Kylian Mbappe's shoulder injury overshadows France's victory over Uruguay
•Mbappe had to be replaced in the first half after a nasty fall, continuing a miserable night for his Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel after the German had already seen Neymar hobble off injured early in Brazil's friendly with Cameroon in Milton Keynes.

International friendlies: Neymar picks up groin injury in Brazil's narrow victory over Cameroon
•Neymar sought treatment after five minutes and returned to send a curling right-footed shot high and wide within a minute. He immediately collapsed before being replaced.

International friendlies: Wayne Rooney thrilled by youngsters' potential as England farewell game ends with victory over USA
•Jesse Lingard, Trent Alexander-Arnold and debutant Callum Wilson grabbed the goals in a dominant England display despite Gareth Southgate fielding a very inexperienced side for Wayne Rooney's international swansong.

International friendlies: James Rodriguez inspires Colombia to victory over inexperienced USA side
•Colombia drew on the world-class talent of Falcao and midfielder James Rodriguez, who made his presence felt throughout as he returned to international duty.

International friendlies: Argentina brush aside Iraq 4-0 despite Lionel Messi's absence from ranks
•Argentina shrugged off the absence of Lionel Messi as a second-string team eased past Iraq 4-0 in an international friendly in Riyadh on Thursday.

International friendlies: Roberto Mancini's Italy held by Ukraine as teams remember Genoa bridge victims on emotional night
•Ruslan Malinovskiy cancelled out Federico Bernardeschi's second-half strike as Italy were held 1-1 by Ukraine in an international friendly in Genoa on Wednesday during which the victims of the bridge collapse in the city were remembered.

International friendlies: England fans given life bans by FA for performing Nazi gestures against Germany
•Two England supporters received lifetime bans for making Nazi gestures during a friendly against Germany in March, the Football Association revealed on Tuesday.

India vs Nepal: Blue Tigers begin life in top 100 as aspirant neighbours seek inspiration
Kaushals •The Gorkhalis, who aren't short on talent and aspiration, would be hoping for their own Puerto Rico moment. For India, a win could put doubts over the credibility of their rise in the FIFA ranks on the back burner, at least for the time being.

International friendlies: Lukas Podolski gets dream farewell as Germany beat England
•Lukas Podolski, who smashed home the winning goal, captained the world champions to their first win over old rivals England on home soil since 1987.

International friendlies: Germany and England to blood youngsters in Lukas Podolski's farewell match
•The friendly will see forward Lukas Podolski, who retired from international football last year, make his 130th and final appearance for Germany.



